EP 2021061 A4 20130515 - MULTIFUNCTIONAL INSTRUMENT INTRODUCER
Title (en)
MULTIFUNCTIONAL INSTRUMENT INTRODUCER
Title (de)
EINFÜHRHILFE FÜR MULTIFUNKTIONSINSTRUMENT
Title (fr)
APPAREIL D'INTRODUCTION D'INSTRUMENT MULTIFONCTIONNEL
Publication
Application
Priority
- US 2007012049 W 20070518
- US 80130106 P 20060518
Abstract (en)
[origin: WO2007136820A2] A flexible instrument introducer has a central channel and several peripheral channels in its outer wall for passage of instruments and other devices. It is assembled from three or more cylindrical elements, snapped together to give a limited degree of bending at each joint. The bending is confined to one or a few planes. The tube formed from the cylinders is stabilized and sealed by a flexible tube surrounding it, and said flexible tube confines controls and devices placed in the peripheral channels. The flexible tube also permits the maintenance of sterility and/or application of vacuum in the central and peripheral channels. The introducer may have an adaptor which keeps the distance from the proximal end to a device constant while the overall introducer bends.
IPC 8 full level
A61B 1/01 (2006.01); A61B 17/34 (2006.01); A61M 25/01 (2006.01)
CPC (source: EP US)
A61B 1/00087 (2013.01 - EP US); A61B 1/00154 (2013.01 - EP US); A61B 1/0057 (2013.01 - EP US); A61B 17/34 (2013.01 - EP US); A61B 17/3421 (2013.01 - EP US); A61B 1/313 (2013.01 - EP US); A61B 2017/00278 (2013.01 - EP US); A61B 2017/003 (2013.01 - EP US); A61B 2017/00314 (2013.01 - EP US); A61B 2017/00323 (2013.01 - EP US); A61B 2017/00637 (2013.01 - EP US); A61B 2017/3443 (2013.01 - EP US); A61B 2017/3445 (2013.01 - EP US); A61B 2017/3484 (2013.01 - EP US); A61B 2017/3488 (2013.01 - EP US)
Citation (search report)
- [Y] WO 2004103430 A2 20041202 - USGI MEDICAL INC [US], et al
- [Y] US 2005107667 A1 20050519 - DANITZ DAVID J [US], et al
- [A] US 2002055668 A1 20020509 - PAUKER FRITZ [DE]
- [A] US 6450948 B1 20020917 - MATSUURA DAVID G [US], et al
- [A] US 5381782 A 19950117 - DELARAMA ALAN [US], et al
- [A] US 2006058582 A1 20060316 - MAAHS TRACY D [US], et al
- See references of WO 2007136820A2
Designated contracting state (EPC)
AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HU IE IS IT LI LT LU LV MC MT NL PL PT RO SE SI SK TR
Designated extension state (EPC)
AL BA HR MK RS
DOCDB simple family (publication)
WO 2007136820 A2 20071129; WO 2007136820 A3 20080117; AU 2007254117 A1 20071129; BR PI0711615 A2 20111206; CN 101448541 A 20090603; EP 2021061 A2 20090211; EP 2021061 A4 20130515; JP 2009537233 A 20091029; US 2007270752 A1 20071122
DOCDB simple family (application)
US 2007012049 W 20070518; AU 2007254117 A 20070518; BR PI0711615 A 20070518; CN 200780017938 A 20070518; EP 07777185 A 20070518; JP 2009511105 A 20070518; US 80440107 A 20070518